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  1. Fermat, Pierre de Fermatnoun

    French mathematician who founded number theory; contributed (with Pascal) to the theory of probability (1601-1665)

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  1. Pierre de Fermat

    Pierre de Fermat (French: [pjɛʁ də fɛʁma]; between 31 October and 6 December 1607 – 12 January 1665) was a French mathematician who is given credit for early developments that led to infinitesimal calculus, including his technique of adequality. In particular, he is recognized for his discovery of an original method of finding the greatest and the smallest ordinates of curved lines, which is analogous to that of differential calculus, then unknown, and his research into number theory. He made notable contributions to analytic geometry, probability, and optics. He is best known for his Fermat's principle for light propagation and his Fermat's Last Theorem in number theory, which he described in a note at the margin of a copy of Diophantus' Arithmetica. He was also a lawyer at the Parlement of Toulouse, France.

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  1. pierre de fermat

    Pierre de Fermat was a prominent French mathematician and lawyer during the 17th century who made significant contributions to the field of mathematics. He is best known for his work in number theory, specifically Fermat's Last Theorem, which states that there are no three positive integers a, b, and c that satisfy the equation a^n + b^n = c^n for any integer value of n greater than 2. Despite his success in mathematics, Fermat never actually sought to publish his work, instead preferring to share his findings through letters to friends. His work also included contributions to probability theory, analytic geometry, and calculus.

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  1. Pierre de Fermat

    Pierre de Fermat was a French lawyer at the Parlement of Toulouse, France, and an amateur mathematician who is given credit for early developments that led to infinitesimal calculus, including his technique of adequality. In particular, he is recognized for his discovery of an original method of finding the greatest and the smallest ordinates of curved lines, which is analogous to that of the differential calculus, then unknown, and his research into number theory. He made notable contributions to analytic geometry, probability, and optics. He is best known for Fermat's Last Theorem, which he described in a note at the margin of a copy of Diophantus' Arithmetica.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Pierre de Fermat in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Pierre de Fermat in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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